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Watch video of more than a dozen manatees being saved from a drain pipe in Florida.
Nineteen manatees seeking the warm waters of a Florida beach were rescued after they became trapped in a drainage pipe.
Animal specialists and local authorities used...

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A new study believes that the answer to preventing roadway accidents is to pump up the perceived action in road signs. Image by Ryan Elder
How do you make drivers pay more attention to road signs? Simple: increase the action.
While the idea may...

Afaa Michael Weaver has received numerous awards for his poetry, including a Fulbright scholarship, a Pen Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize and an NEA fellowship.
Twenty-one Chinese characters mark the start of “City of Eternal Spring,” poet Afaa Michael...

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GWEN IFILL: The Academy Awards...